“Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby,” the announcement said. “The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry and members of both families are delighted with the news.”

The announcement also indicated Middleton was admitted to King Edward VII Hospital in Central London with Hyperemesis Gravidarum, a sever case of morning sickness associated with an early pregnancy that affects about 1 percent of women.

“As the pregnancy is in its very early stages, Her Royal Highness is expected to stay in hospital for several days and will require a period of rest thereafter,” the statement said.

William’s mother, the late Princess Diana, got pregnant four months after her wedding in 1981. Like Kate, Diana had morning sickness for months and complained of constant media attention.

“The whole world is watching my stomach”, Diana once said.

Abortion activists are reluctant to recognize the humanity of the unborn child, but the liberal news web site Gawker did just that today. “CONFIRMED: THERE IS A HUMAN BEING GROWING INSIDE KATE MIDDLETON #baby #baby #baby” it tweeted.

It said: “For once, Gawker is right. A zygote conceived from human sperm and eggs is a human being, not merely a “blob” or a “bunch of cells” or “potential human life.” At this stage of pregnancy, the baby’s heart has begun to beat and, by six weeks, brainwaves will be present.

Already, someone has created a mocking account on Twitter called @RoyalFetus, to which conservative writer Katie Pavlich responded, “Dear @royalfetus, you are a BABY. Idiots.”